Mr. Lu Fernandes at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On April 1st, 2014. See this statement in context.

April 1st, 2014 / 12:45 p.m.

Director General, Passport Program Integrity Branch, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Yes. The ePassport is the only passport that's available to Canadians as of July 1, 2013. The only difference is the choice in terms of the validity period of the passport: either a five-year passport or a ten-year validity passport.

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